Monday, December 23, 2013

MadCraft: A Superpowered Pop Punk band on UMK14

Its time for a UMK 2014 interview! They are a band from Finland that is ready to rock the UMK stage with their amazing energy and their sing-along catchy song "Shining bright"! Here are the answers of Tom from MADCRAFT:Name:Tom NuorivaaraAge: 26Birthday: January 30thZodiac sign: AquariusHeight: 175cmFavorite Color: GreenFavourite food: Anything vegetarian that's goodShoe Size: Around 43Eye colour: BrownWhat do you do in the band: Vocals and guitar. I also do most of the recording, mixing and producing of the songs.Where are you right now? At home.3 things that makes you happy: Music - My family and my dog - Video gamesWhat’s your strangest talent? Dunno… Probably hand farts?Do you have any nicknames? I do! Tompori, Tomporilli, Timo, Timorilli, Tomppis, StorbHome alone and you are bored. What do you do? Turn on a game console.What is the strangest thing you have in your room? The fact that there is a lot of stuff lying around.What are you really good at? Making music.What are you really bad at? Saying no.Childhood idol: Toni WirtanenChildhood memory: Climbing trees.Tell me something no one knows about you: I like angry birds.What would you do if you were invisible? Pull off some great pranks.Craziest thing you've ever done: Putting all this time and effort into this band without instant gratification.Favorite movie: Aladdin (the Disney one).Tell me a super power you wish you had: To be able to shoot and swing webs like Spider-Man.What's your favorite part of your body? Hmm… My hands maybe? They're important when you're playing the guitar.Tell me one of your insecurities: I can be kind of awkward in many situations even if I don't show it.What is your guilty pleasure? Listening to cheesy 90's pop hits.Name a song that never fails to make you happy: At the moment there are two Simple Plan - The Rest Of Us and A Day To Remember - Right Back At It Again.Tell me some of your bad habits: I have a soft spot for chocolate.If you were a product, how would you sell yourself? I'm super nice and useful. There's nothing I can do!Can you teach me some interesting words in finnish? Sure thing! Finnish is a real easy language to learn! (maybe not?)Kukka = flowerKakku = cakeKakka = poopKukko = roosterKokki = chefIf you were the journalist what would you ask to MadCraft? and tell me your answer.What is the secret to your good music?Hard work and pouring your heart into it.

Hello Tom! How do you feel?Busy but good! Feeling excited for UMK14.What can you tell me about the band? when did you start playing together? We are a Pop Punk band from Helsinki, Finland. We started the band in 2010. We have played something like 130 gigs in Finland and five other countries (UK, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Russia) in the past few years. We do almost everything related to this band ourselves, including music, music videos, cover art + graphic design, web design, photographs etc.

How would you describe the band?We are energetic and play music that makes you feel good!Tell me about the name of the band:It was a fun word game between Matlock and Lovecraft. Somehow it stuck.The band is one of finalists of UMK 2014. How did it all begin?Jesse, our bass player, threw the idea that we should attend to UMK. We thought about it but didn't do anything at first. When there was only 2 weeks left to submit the demo, we decided to record a demo of Shining Bright. It was a song idea we had had for some time but we hadn't recorded it yet. We made the demo quickly and submitted. We we're positively surprised to hear we got into the top 12.

"Shining bright" is the title of your song. What can you tell me about it? What is the song about?The song is about the insecurities we all have of ourselves. It's about how you might feel strongly about someone but you just don't have the guts to say it. You want to tell someone they're really beautiful even if they don't see it. Everyone is beautiful to someone.

Describe the song with 4 words:Upbeat, catchy, sing-alongy, drummyDid you start preparing the performance for the shows? What can we expect to see on stage?We have. You can expect the same energy you'll find on all of our shows with some extra twist.

Did you watch Eurovision 2013? Any favorite? what do you think about Krista's performance?I watched some of it. My favourite was Winny Puhh's performance in Eesti Laul 2013. Krista's performance was good too!Tell me the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word:Clones: Mario 3D World.Ding dong: Marry me babyyyyBlink-182: DumpweedEurovision: CopenhagenFangirling: EssentialPizza: Nom nomPunk: MohawkUMK juries: Scary at first but nowadays nice